Scores Killed in Israeli Air Attacks on Gaza

Staff / Truthdig Dec 27, 2008 More than 150 people were killed and hundreds more wounded Saturday during Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, which were launched in retaliation for last week's rocket attacks on Israel by the Palestinians, according to Israeli officials. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gaza Fighting on 24-Hour Hold

Staff / Truthdig Dec 22, 2008 Hamas agreed to temporarily stop fighting Israel for 24 hours on Monday, but the Palestinian organization said it would respond to any subsequent military action from Israeli forces with suicide attacks at the end of the cease-fire. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mosaic: Palestine, Israel Waiting for Obama

Staff / Truthdig Dec 20, 2008 Once again, the cease-fire is off between the Israelis and Palestinians, and even though the United Nations has again weighed in with Security Council Resolution 1850, which supports a two-state solution, the new measure is not likely to change things in the near future. Over to you, Mr. President-elect. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Some Things Never Change

Staff / Truthdig Nov 5, 2008 While many in the world are looking forward to change, an Israeli airstrike proved that some things never will. After a four-month cease-fire between Israeli and Palestinian fighters, Israel launched an attack into the Gaza Strip Tuesday evening, killing six in an allegedly pre-emptive strike. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel (Almost) Has a Woman Prime Minister

Staff / Truthdig Sep 18, 2008 Though it wasn't immediately official, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni won control of the country's ruling Kadima party and, if she is successful in forming a governing coalition, will be the first woman prime minister in more than three decades. Livni is currently Israel's lead negotiator with the Palestinians and, according to the newspaper Haaretz, was seen as likelier to reach a deal than her party rivals. Update Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Palestinian Security Forces Accused of Torture

Staff / Truthdig Jul 30, 2008 Fighting between rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas has led to human rights abuses in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch. A Palestinian human rights organization recently drew similar conclusions. Both sides have admitted to at least some of the findings of the report. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Blair Cancels Gaza Trip After Security Warning

Staff / Truthdig Jul 16, 2008 Tony Blair had hoped to visit Gaza in his capacity as Mideast envoy for the Quartet -- that's the U.S., the U.N., the EU and Russia -- but had to cancel because of a "specific security threat." It's hard to be an envoy if you can't get to where you need to go, but the former British prime minister promised to make it to Gaza eventually and "press for help for the people there." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Bruno’ Tricks Ex-Mossad Spy

Staff / Truthdig Jul 8, 2008 Sacha Baron Cohen is already notorious for his alter ego Borat, and now, fortunately for his career (and unfortunately for those who get caught in his comedic cross hairs), he has another invented personality -- Austrian fashionista Bruno -- who just pulled one over on former Mossad agent Yossi Alpher. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Israel Gets a Pass’

Staff / Truthdig Jun 23, 2008 Mosaic's Jamal Dajani points out that while President Bush recently likened diplomacy to "appeasement," the government of Israel has been cutting deals with two of its sworn enemies: Hezbollah and Hamas. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel and Hamas Call a Truce

Staff / Truthdig Jun 18, 2008 Egypt has brokered a deal between Israel and Hamas to end fighting in Gaza. The agreement calls for a six-month cease-fire, and the possibility of reopening Gaza's borders and returning a captured Israeli soldier. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush?s Commitment Problem

Allen McDuffee / Truthdig May 21, 2008 George W. Bush's attempt to juggle Israel's 60th anniversary, Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts and his hostility toward Iran means that Palestinians lose again. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Hezbollah Rules West Beirut in Iran’s Proxy War With America

Robert Fisk / Truthdig May 11, 2008 Another American humiliation. The Shia gunmen who drove past my apartment in west Beirut yesterday afternoon were hooting their horns, making V-signs, leaning out of the windows of SUVs with their rifles in the air, proving to the Muslims of the capital that the elected government of Lebanon has lost. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )